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Pre-1969, The Steelers Legacy Roster


Believe it or not, but the Pittsburgh Steelers had a gnarly group of fanatastic players before their glory in the 1970's. Below I'm going to list players by position:

QB's

22 Bobby Layne, Texas (1958-1962)

7 Jim Finks, Tulsa (1949-1955)

0 Johnny Clement, Southern Methodist (1946-1948)

RB's

42 Dick Hoak, Penn State (1961-1970)

24 Byron "Whizzer" White, Colorado State (1938)

24 Johnny "Blood" McNally, Saint John's (MN) (1934; 1937-1938)

22 Jerry Nuzum, New Mexico State (1948-1951)

48 Lynn Chandnois, Michigan State (1950-1956)

30 Tom "The Bomb" Tracy, Tennessee (1958-1963)

FB's

35 John Henry Johnson, Arizona State (1960-1965)

33 Fran Rogel, Penn State (1950-1957)
Earl Gros, LSU (1967-1969)

WR's

87 Roy Jefferson, Utah (1965-1969)

25 Ray Mathews, Clemson (1951-1959)

54 Val Jansante, Villanova (1946-1951)

86 Jimmy Orr, Georgia (1958-1960)

84 Buddy Dial, Rice (1959-1963)

85 Gary Ballman, Michigan State (1962-1966)

TE's

81 Elbert Nickel, Cincinnati (1947-1957)

Bill Sortet, West Virginia (1933-1940)

Tony Bova, Saint Francis University (1942-1947)

OT's

71 Charlie Bradshaw, Baylor (1961-1966)

74 Frank Varrichione, Notre Dame (1955-1960)

28 Ted Doyle, Nebraska (1938-1945)

John Wiley, Waynesburg (1946-1950)
Frank Wydo, Cornell (1947-1951)

77 Dan James, Ohio State (1960-1966)

OG's

62 Mike Sandusky, Maryland (1957-1965)

66 Bruce Van Dyke, Missouri (1967-1973)

John Perko, Duquesne (1937-1940; 1944-1947)

C's

21 Chuck Cherundolo, Penn State (1941-1942; 1945-1948)

56 Bill Walsh, Notre Dame (1949-1954)

56 Ray Mansfield, Washington (1964-1976)

DE's

84 Bill McPeak, Pittsburgh (1949-1957)

60 Ben McGee, Jackson State (1964-1972)

72 "Big" John Baker Jr., North Carolina Central (1963-1967)

DT's

70 Ernie Stautner, Boston College (1950-1963)

76 Eugene Lipscomb, No College (1961-1962)

75 Joe Krupa, Purdue (1956-1964)

64 Chuck Hinton, North Carolina Central (1964-1970)

OLB's

49 Jerry Shipkey, UCLA (1948-1952)

57 Frank Sinkovitz, Duke (1947-1952)

63 Darrell Hogan, Baylor (1949-1953)

50 John Reger, Pittsburgh (1955-1963)

82 George Tarasovic, LSU (1952-1963)

34 Andy Russell, Missouri (1963-1976)

MLB's

66 Myron Pottios, Notre Dame (1961-1965)

60 Dale Dodrill, Colorado State (1951-1959)

CB's

80 Jack Butler, St. Bonaventure (1951-1959)

35 Bill Dudley, Virginia (1942; 1945-1946)

26 Brady Keys, Colorado State (1961-1967)

24 Johnny Sample, Maryland-Eastern Shore (1961-1962)

S's

11 Howard Hartley, Duke (1949-1952)

28 Clendon Thomas, Oklahoma (1962-1968)

47 Marv Woodson, Indiana (1964-1969)

44 Willie Daniel, Mississippi State (1961-1966)

K's

23 Armand Niccolai, Duquesne (1934-1942)

79 Lou Michaels, Kentucky (1961-1963)

P's

28 Pat Brady, Nevada-Reno (1952-1954)

39 Bobby Walden, Georgia (1968-1977)

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